On the Nov. 29, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I did a switch-sides-in-the middle debate on this question: "Is it okay to take a sick day when not sick? My debate partner was Dr. Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools and my wife.

On the Nov. 15, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with Jeff Labes, who is a piano bar entertainer at Marin Joe's. He'll demo the art and may even twist my arm into playing a duet with him. In the second half of the show, I do Workovers on careers: Whatever career conundrum is besetting you or someone you care about, I can usually help. Do call in.

On the Oct. 18, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife Barbara Nemko and I do a switch-sides-in-the-middle debate on whether it's wiser to work for $40,000 a year at a nonprofit versus $80,000 a year for a for-profit.

Later in the show, you can call in for a Workover. Whatever career conundrum is besetting you or someone you care about, we usually can help.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday on 91.7 FM in San Francisco and worldwide here on KALW.org.

On the Oct. 4, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I devote the entire hour to you. Whatever career conundrum is besetting you or someone you care about, I invite you to call in and I’ll try to help. I call that a Workover but no pummeling is involved. I’ll intersperse with my favorite new career tips.

Work with MartyNemko is heard every Sunday from 11 AM to noon here on KALW, 91.7 FM, San Francisco.

On the Sep. 13, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I debate the author of a controversial article that claims that the advice to follow your passion is often a "con." When should you or someone you care about do what they love, even if the money may not follow?

Plus, I'll describe the five causes of "laziness" and offer suggestions on how to address each. '

If your child had just graduated from college and wanted to pursue a career as an artist (or actor, musician, something like that) and to date had earned just $1,000 from her creative output, would you encourage her to continue?

On the Aug. 16, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with D.S.Kane, former intelligence service undercover operative and author of Blood Ridge on what it’s really like to be a spy. Plus you can call-in for a Workover.

On the Aug. 9, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I interview former Wells Fargo Executive Vice President, Ruth Ross on what it's really like to be a corporate executive...and why she quit. She has since wrote a book: Coming Alive: The Journey to Reengage Your Life and Your Career. In the show's second part, I'll answer your call-in questions about your worklife. I call those Workovers.

On the Aug. 2, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I devote the entire hour to you. Whatever career conundrum is besetting you or someone you care about, I usually can at least help take at least a baby step forward, often a giant step.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 AM to noon on 91.7 FM and is archived for a week on NPR.org and iTunes, and in perpetuity here on KALW.org.

On the July 5, 2015 edition of Work With Marty Nemko I take a most rare vacation day. So, you'll hears the best recent show I could dig up. It's the one in which my wife, Barbara Nemko and I debate the pros and cons of retirement.

We use a format I've created to ensure fairness to both sides of the issue: The Switch-Sides Debate. In the first half, I take the pro-retirement side and in the second half we switch sides. To help ensure the issue was explored in full-dimension, we then invited you to call in. Good show, we believe. We hope you'll listen.

On the June 21, 2015 Father's Day edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer an audio Father's Day Card: an ode to men at work, specifically on why the "pay gap" is far less and in a surprising number of fields non existent than the "Women earn 77 cents" meme implies. Also, listeners with a work problem call in for a Workover.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 AM to noon on 91.7 FM and is archived for a week on NPR.org and iTunes, and in perpetuity here on KALW.org.

On the June 14, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, Barbara and Marty Nemko will debate that issue using an unusual format. To ensure that both sides are fairly represented, they'll switch sides in the middle of the debate.

Plus, as usual, you can call in for a Workover. Whatever career conundrum is besetting you or someone you care about, Marty and Barbara can usually help.

In the aftermath of the Baltimore unrest, President Obama has allocated an additional $450 million for job training programs. Logically, such programs programs make sense but evaluations of results have not been as positive as we would like.

On the May 24, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I'll moderate a conversation/debate on how much hope we should place on job training programs. Stephen Baiter who oversees government-funded job training programs will discuss the issue with Jim Bovard, who, before Congress, expressed skepticism about job training programs.

On the May 17, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife Barbara Nemko and I discuss the book Work Rules by Google's HR Director, Laszlo Bock. I'll also talk with a fascinating orthodontist, Ken Dillehay, about his surprisingly interesting profession.

On the April 26, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, you can call in for a Workover. Whatever career issue is impeding your life, I usually can help. I'll intersperse the Workovers with tips on where the jobs are, getting off to a good start on the job and, if there's time, the best and worst work proverbs.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 AM to noon on 91.7 FM and is archived for a week on NPR.org and iTunes, and in perpetuity here on KALW.org.

On the Apr. 19, 2015 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with Alexandra Robbins, award-winning author of The Nurses: A year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital. We'll discuss not only what it's really like to be a nurse but what patients and family members should know about receiving medical care in the hospital.

Plus call-in Workovers. Whatever career malady ails you, I can usually provide a pill that's better than a placebo.